What constitutes HP cannon?

[davewitley]

No: HPFGUIDX 39248

Milz wrote:
> Hi everyone. I haven't posted in the group for a long, long time. 
> 
Hi, Milz, welcome back!

> So what is the official HP for GrownUps policy statement

ROTFL!

> regarding cannon?

I think the answer to that is that if you put three HPFGU members in 
a chat room together you get four opinions.

I'd say the six books (including the schoolbooks).  Interview 
responses etc are useful for interpretation and may contain the odd 
Useful Fact, but they have a way of being double-edged.  But you knew 
that already.

Can I congratulate you on your fortitude in holding out so long 
against the m***e.  I think we have to consider that she would 
approve things for it that contradict the books, because there are 
other factors to take into account. E.g.:

CC: Can we lose the Norbert escape scene, it's too long?
JKR: OK, if you must, so long as Harry still meets the centaurs in 
detention.
CC: OK.  Is it OK for Hagrid to say Dumbledore made him send N away?
JKR: Yes, that won't contradict anything important later on.

etc.  That's 'approval' - but it rather falls short of what is needed 
for 'canon', IMO.

David